Patents by Inventor Barbara A. Hackbarth Mueller

Barbara A. Hackbarth Mueller has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Virtual zero task time speech and voice recognition multifunctioning device
    Patent number: 6580838
    Abstract: A system for automatically routing data captured by multifunctioning devices, such as scanners through speech and voice recognition. After capturing an image or document with the device, speech disposition commands are made by a user speaking into a voice pickup component in the device to control the disposition of the captured image or document. The user uses the commands to program various tasks and operations and build more powerful commands. The system executes and learns commands with multitasking. As one of the tasks, the system has a training function which can be used to prompt for additional information for incomplete commands. The system keeps previously performed commands and can use these commands for parameters to complete an incomplete command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Thomas C Oliver, Barbara A. Hackbarth Mueller
  • Virtual zero task time speech and voice recognition multifunctioning device
    Publication number: 20020013701
    Abstract: A system for automatically routing data captured by multifunctioning devices, such as scanners through speech and voice recognition. After capturing an image or document with the device, speech disposition commands are made by a user speaking into a voice pickup component in the device to control the disposition of the captured image or document. The user uses the commands to program various tasks and operations and build more powerful commands. The system executes and learns commands with multitasking. As one of the tasks, the system has a training function which can be used to prompt for additional information for incomplete commands. The system keeps previously performed commands and can use these commands for parameters to complete an incomplete command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Thomas C. Oliver, Barbara A. Hackbarth Mueller